The honeymoon killers

Author

Leonard Kastle

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Mary Jane Higby, Doris Roberts, Kip McArdle, Marilyn Chris, Dorotha Duckworth, Barbara Cason.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2003]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (ill. ; 19 cm.)

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Martha Beck is sullen, overweight, and heartbreakingly lonely. Through Aunt Carrie's Friendship Club, she strikes up a correspondence with Ray Fernandez, a suave, charismatic smooth-talker who could be the man of her dreams--or a wicked con artist bound for trouble. Based on a true story.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1969.

Special features: video interview with writer/director Leonard Kastle ; illustrated essay by Scott Christianson about the true crime story of "Lonely hearts" killers Ray Fernandez and Martha Beck ; original theatrical trailer ; cast and crew biographies by film historian Bruce Eder.